Cost-benefit analyses of sprinklers in nursing homes for elderly
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13037070 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Henrik Jaldell (0000-0002-9667-2260, Karlstad University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2013 |
| Volume | 4 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 209-235 |
| Publication date | 2013-04-26 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Benefit-Cost Analysis (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2152-2812 • E-ISSN: 2194-5888 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1515/jbca-2012-0004 |
| OpenAlex | W2141335607 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 49 |
The risk of dying in fires in nursing homes is six times the risk of dying in fires at home in Sweden. One way to reduce this risk is to install fire sprinklers. This study measures the benefits using value of full lives, life years and quality adjusted life years (QALYs) for deaths and injuries. The results show that sprinklers are cost-effective in newly built nursing homes no matter what value of life is used. However, if sprinklers are installed in already existing buildings, they are cost-effective only if the value of a statistical life is used
Cost–benefit analysis · Economics · Environmental health · Nursing homes · Quality of life (healthcare · Statistics · Value (mathematics · Value of life · Climate Change and Health Impacts · Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes · Injury Epidemiology and Prevention · Mathematics · Medicine · Nursing
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Quality of life among older people in Sweden receiving help from informal and/or formal helpers at home or in special accommodation
The Economics of Safety and Physical Risk
The devaluation of life
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| Highly cited | No |
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